Kingdom of Mapungubwe

The Kingdom of Mapungubwe was an ancient state located at the confluence of the and rivers in present day South Africa, south of .
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  • Area
  • …lies at an elevation of 530 metres (1,739 feet)
  • Description: 1075–1220) pre-colonial state in Southern Africa located at the confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo rivers, south of Great Zimbabwe

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mapungubwe National Park.
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Kingdom of Mapungubwe

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Latitude
-22.21252° or 22° 12′ 45″ south
Longitude
29.31393° or 29° 18′ 50″ east
Open location code
5G9FQ8P7+XH
Geo­Names ID
7302216
Wiki­data ID
Q98085401

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Kingdom of Mapungubwe” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Die Koninkryk van Mapungubwe”
  • Afrikaans: “Mapungubwe”
  • Arabic: “مملكة مابونغوبوي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Mapunqubve krallığı”
  • Chinese: “马蓬古布韦”
  • Czech: “Království Mapungubwe”
  • Dutch: “Koninkrijk Mapungubwe”
  • Georgian: “მაპუნგუბვეს სამეფო”
  • German: “Königreich Mapungubwe”
  • Hausa: “Masarautar Mapungubwe”
  • Hebrew: “מפונגובווה”
  • Indonesian: “Kerajaan Mapungubwe”
  • Irish: “Ríocht Mapungubwe”
  • Japanese: “マプングブエ”
  • Korean: “마풍구브웨 왕국”
  • Maltese: “Renju ta‘ Mapungubwe”
  • Maltese: “Renju ta’ Mapungubwe”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Mapungubwe”
  • Portuguese: “Monarquia de Mapungubwe”
  • Shona: “Mapungubwe”
  • Southern Sotho: “Mmuso wa Mapungubwe”
  • Swedish: “Kungariket Mapungubwe”
  • Tswana: “Mapungubwe”
  • Tumbuka: “Ufumu wa Mapungubwe”
  • Turkish: “Mapungubwe Krallığı”
  • Ukrainian: “Мапунгубве”
  • Zulu: “Umbuso waseMapungubwe”

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